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List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1984

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These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1984. Overall, Prince spent the most weeks at number one in 1984, reigning for seven weeks at the top with "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" (with the Revolution). However, "Like a Virgin" by Madonna had the longest run at number one of any song which rose into the top position during 1984. Though it spent only two weeks at number one at the end of the year, it went on to spend an additional four weeks at the top to begin 1985, for a total of six weeks.

That year, 15 acts achieved their first number one song, such as Yes, Culture Club, Van Halen, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, Prince, Ray Parker Jr., Tina Turner, John Waite, The Revolution, Billy Ocean, Wham!, and Madonna. Prince was the only act to hit number one more than once that year, with two.

Chart history

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Singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Prince scored two number one singles with "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" with the Revolution. Overall, Prince spent seven weeks atop the chart.
Singer Tina Turner gained her first and only U.S. number-one single with "What's Love Got to Do with It". Turner was 44 when the song spent three weeks at the top, making her the oldest female solo artist at the time to top the US Hot 100.
Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1984 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.

An asterisk (*) by a date indicates an unpublished, "frozen" week, due to the special double issues that Billboard published in print at the end of the year for their year-end charts.

No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref.
542 January 7 "Say Say Say" Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson [1]
January 14 [2]
543 January 21 "Owner of a Lonely Heart" Yes [3]
January 28 [4]
544 February 4 "Karma Chameleon" Culture Club [5]
February 11 [6]
February 18 [7]
545 February 25 "Jump" Van Halen [8]
March 3 [9]
March 10 [10]
March 17 [11]
March 24 [12]
546 March 31 "Footloose" Kenny Loggins [13]
April 7 [14]
April 14 [15]
547 April 21 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" Phil Collins [16]
April 28 [17]
May 5 [18]
548 May 12 "Hello" Lionel Richie [19]
May 19 [20]
549 May 26 "Let's Hear It for the Boy" Deniece Williams [21]
June 2 [22]
550 June 9 "Time After Time" Cyndi Lauper [23]
June 16 [24]
551 June 23 "The Reflex" Duran Duran [25]
June 30 [26]
552 July 7 "When Doves Cry" Prince [27]
July 14 [28]
July 21 [29]
July 28 [30]
August 4 [31]
553 August 11 "Ghostbusters" Ray Parker Jr. [32]
August 18 [33]
August 25 [34]
554 September 1 "What's Love Got to Do with It" Tina Turner [35]
September 8 [36]
September 15 [37][38]
555 September 22 "Missing You" John Waite [39][40]
556 September 29 "Let's Go Crazy" Prince and the Revolution [41]
October 6 [42][43]
557 October 13 "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Stevie Wonder [44][45]
October 20 [46][47]
October 27 [48][49]
558 November 3 "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" Billy Ocean [50][51]
November 10 [52][53]
559 November 17 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! [54][55]
November 24 [56][57]
December 1 [58][59]
560 December 8 "Out of Touch" Daryl Hall and John Oates [60][61]
December 15 [62][63]
561 December 22 "Like a Virgin" Madonna [64][65]
December 29* [66]

Number-one artists

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List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 Prince 7
2 Van Halen 5
3 Culture Club 3
Kenny Loggins
Phil Collins
Ray Parker Jr.
Tina Turner
Stevie Wonder
Wham!
10 Paul McCartney 2
Michael Jackson
Yes
Lionel Richie
Deniece Williams
Cyndi Lauper
Duran Duran
Billy Ocean
Daryl Hall and John Oates
Madonna
20 John Waite 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "January 7, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  2. ^ "January 14, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  3. ^ "January 21, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  4. ^ "January 28, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  5. ^ "February 4, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  6. ^ "February 11, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  7. ^ "February 18, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  8. ^ "February 25, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  9. ^ "March 3, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  10. ^ "March 10, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  11. ^ "March 17, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  12. ^ "March 24, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  13. ^ "March 31, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  14. ^ "April 7, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  15. ^ "April 14, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  16. ^ "April 21, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  17. ^ "April 28, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  18. ^ "May 5, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  19. ^ "May 12, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  20. ^ "May 19, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  21. ^ "May 26, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  22. ^ "June 2, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  23. ^ "June 9, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  24. ^ "June 16, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  25. ^ "June 23, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  26. ^ "June 30, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  27. ^ "July 7, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  28. ^ "July 14, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  29. ^ "July 21, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  30. ^ "July 28, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  31. ^ "August 4, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  32. ^ "August 11, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  33. ^ "August 18, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  34. ^ "August 25, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  35. ^ "September 1, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  36. ^ "September 8, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  37. ^ "September 15, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  38. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-09-14). "How Long Can Tina Turner Stay No. 1?". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  39. ^ "September 22, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  40. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-09-21). "John Waite, a New Face on Top of Charts". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  41. ^ "September 29, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  42. ^ "October 6, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  43. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-10-05). "Prince Still Holds No. 1". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  44. ^ "October 13, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  45. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-10-12). "Stevie Wonder's 'I Just Called' Takes Over 3 Top Spots on the Charts". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  46. ^ "October 20, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  47. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-10-19). "Stevie's Hit 'I Just Called' Now a Worldwide Wonder". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  48. ^ "October 27, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  49. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-10-26). "Wonder's 'I Just Called' Continues Grand Slam on Charts". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  50. ^ "November 3, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  51. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-11-02). "Stevie Wonder Slips to No. 2, but Stays Hot with Worldwide Audience". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  52. ^ "November 10, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  53. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-11-09). "Here's a Surprise; Top 3 Hits all Hold on to Their Spots Another Week". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  54. ^ "November 17, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  55. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-11-16). "It's British Band Wham in the No. 1 Spot". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  56. ^ "November 24, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  57. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-11-24). "Chart Watching". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  58. ^ "December 1, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  59. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-11-30). "Wham Holds on to Top Rung". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  60. ^ "December 8, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  61. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-12-07). "Hall & Oates' Smash Hit 'Out of Touch' is Their Fifth No. 1 Pop Single in Four Years". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  62. ^ "December 15, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  63. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-12-14). "Chart Watching". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  64. ^ "December 22, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.
  65. ^ DeKnock, Jan (1984-12-21). "Madonna Speeds Past Duran Duran to Reach the Top". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  66. ^ "December 29, 1984". Billboard Hot 100.

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